For far too long the role of diet, the liver and the adrenals have been overlooked in type 2 diabetes as the cause for the disease as well as many of its symptoms, including hair loss. That changes now. A study was done on 6,00,000 people in France who were apparently unaware of the fact that they are suffering from type 2 diabetes, and complained of hair loss. All patients having complained of hair loss had their serum glucose level checked.